Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

Knightdale, North Carolina, adopted the 2018 North Carolina Residential Code (NCRC). Knightdale, NC, Muni. Code § 93A.07 (adoption). Knightdale, North Carolina adopted the 2018 North Carolina Building Code (NCBC). Knightdale, NC, Muni. Code § 92.05 (adoption). No adoption of the North Carolina Existing Building Code ((NCEBC) was found in the municipal code; however, the NCEBC is adopted as a part of the NCBC. 

Note that the North Carolina Standard Building Codes (NCSBC) applies throughout the state and local jurisdictions adopt and enforce the State Building Code with some exceptions within their territorial limits. N.C.G.S. § 143-138(e) and See PLRB, North Carolina Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

Helpful resources for Knightdale, North Carolina include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for North Carolina

Residential Building Code

North Carolina adopted a statewide mandatory residential code that will control; however, local governments are free to make laws more strict (with some limitations).See PLRB, North Carolina Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

Knightdale adopted the 2015 IRC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the model code here.

You can find information about the adoption without amendment to the model code here.

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Drip Edge

Drip Edge: no

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Knightdale ? Undetermined
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No local amendments to Table R301.2(1) were found in the municipal code or city website; however, the average daily temperature in January is higher than the minimum required temperature provided in the state amended Table R301.2(1). 2018 NCRC Table 301.2(1). 

Comments

Knightdale, North Carolina, adopted the 2018 North Carolina Residential Code (NCRC). Knightdale, NC, Muni. Code § 93A.07 (adoption).

Note that the North Carolina Standard Building Codes (NCSBC) applies throughout the state and local jurisdictions adopt and enforce the State Building Code with some exceptions within their territorial limits. N.C.G.S. § 143-138(e) and See PLRB, North Carolina Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

Existing Buildings

Existing buildings, meaning buildings that were built in accordance to code at the time of construction, typically merit extra consideration in a current updated code.

No adoption of Appendix J or the North Carolina Existing Building Code ((NCEBC) was found in the municipal code; however, the NCEBC is adopted as a part of the NCBC. 

Note that the North Carolina Standard Building Codes (NCSBC) applies throughout the state and local jurisdictions adopt and enforce the State Building Code with some exceptions within their territorial limits. N.C.G.S. § 143-138(e) and See PLRB, North Carolina Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

Commercial Building Code

Knightdale adopted the 2015 IBC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the code here.You can find information about the adoption without amendment to the model code here.

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Comments

Knightdale, North Carolina adopted the 2018 North Carolina Building Code (NCBC). Knightdale, NC, Muni. Code § 92.05 (adoption). 

Note that the North Carolina Standard Building Codes (NCSBC) applies throughout the state and local jurisdictions adopt and enforce the State Building Code with some exceptions within their territorial limits. N.C.G.S. § 143-138(e) and See PLRB, North Carolina Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

Existing Buildings

No adoption of the North Carolina Existing Building Code ((NCEBC) was found in the municipal code; however, the NCEBC is adopted as a part of the NCBC. 

Note that the North Carolina Standard Building Codes (NCSBC) applies throughout the state and local jurisdictions adopt and enforce the State Building Code with some exceptions within their territorial limits. N.C.G.S. § 143-138(e) and See PLRB, North Carolina Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

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